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How to upload a Custom World to your Minecraft Server

A guide to installing an adventure map using Multicraft Control panel. Users will need to comfortable using FTP. For small maps (less than 6MB) the Multicraft FTP Web Client will be sufficient, larger maps will require either a third party FTP client or the use of Explorer in windows. Refer to our How To: FTP Access guide. Users will also have to be comfortable with the use of Multicraft's Backup and Restore functions (How To: World Backup) and editing the server.properties file.

Installing an Adventure Map

Preparing a World Save ZIP file

The method we will be using to get the world files onto the server is by having the world folders packaged inside a single ZIP file. When you download an adventure map then it will most likely be packaged this way, however it may not be in the ZIP file format. If this is the case you will have extract the world folders from the file and copy them into a zip file. You can identify a world folder by checking to see if it has a 'region' folder inside it, other files and folders will be present, but 'region' is where the main data is stored.

Where it is labelled 'Archive format', change it from RAR to the ZIP option

Click 'OK' and then 'OK' again

WinRAR will create a ZIP file version of the archive in the same foldr as the RAR file

Uploading the World Save ZIP File

The ZIP file needs to be uploaded to the root folder of your server. This is the default folder you will see when you connect via FTP. Refer to our guide on using FTP - How To: FTP Access.

Stopping the Server and Restoring the World Save

If the server is still running, you will need to stop it.

Log in to Multicraft

Click on your server

Click on the 'Stop' button at the top

The icon next to the button will turn to a grey circle with a cross in it

To restore the world save

Click on 'Backup' down the left hand side

Click on 'Restore' down the left hand side

If you have uploaded the world save ZIP file correctly, you will see it listed at the bottom

Click on the 'Restore' link to the right of it

The contents of the zip will be extracted to the root directory of your server

Setting Multicraft to Use the Newly Restored World Save

Go to the default server window

Click on 'Files' down the left hand side

Enter your Multicraft Password and click the 'Login' button

You will be taken to the Multicraft Web FTP client

In the list of files and folders you should see the world folder that you just extracted

If this folder's name is the same as that of the ZIP file, we suggest that you rename it

Click the check box next to the folder name and then click the 'Rename' button at the top

Enter the new name and click 'Submit', then click 'Back'

If there are Nether and/or The End worlds included with the pack you will have to rename those too but take care to keep the '_nether' and '_the_end' for the ends of the folder names

Make a not of the new folder name. In my example, I changed the name from '[Puzzlemap] The Company (by Cubehamster)' to 'The Company'

Return to the default server window

Scroll down and look for the checkbox labelled 'Show advanced options', click on it

In the 'World' box, enter the name of the new world folder. In my case this is 'The Company'. This tells Multicraft to use this world folder when running your Minecraft server.

Scroll to the bottom and click on 'Save'

Changing the server properties and restarting the server

Some adventure maps require you to have certain server settings like the difficulty, whether animals spawn, or even a specific world seed value. To edit these:

Go to the default server view

Click 'Config Files' down the left hand side

Click on 'Server Settings'

You will be taken to the settings page.

When you have finished making your changes, click the 'Save' button at the bottom

Changes made here will not take place until the server has been restarted

Go to the default server view

Click on the 'Start' button at the top

Congratulations! You are now ready to play.

Further Tasks

Reverting Back to Your Default World

Stop the server

In the 'Show advanced options' section of the default server view make the 'World' field blank

Click the 'Save' button at the bottom

Go to the 'Config Files' section

Go to 'Server Settings' and set them back the way they were

Click the 'Save' button at the bottom

Restart the server

Resetting an Adventure Map back to its Default State

Stop the server

Delete the world folders for your adventure map (For me those would be 'The Company', 'The Company_nether' and 'The Company_the_end')

Restore the world save like you did the first time

Rename the newly restored world folders again

Restart the server

Why Do We Suggest You Rename the Restored world folders?

When Multicraft performs a backup it uses the name of the world folder to name the backup ZIP file. If the restored world folder and the ZIP file you used to restore it have the same name then the uploaded ZIP file will get renamed or deleted by the backup utility. Renaming the world folder will prevent this from happening.